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Patented June 6,1893.

lzzr .zlliorm ur UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MANFRED U. LOREE, OF MIAMISBURG, ASSIGNOR OF TIVO-TIIIRDS TO GER- TRUDEDRIGGS AND OLLIE KASMIRSKY, OF DAYTON, OHIO.

CASH-REGISTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 499,171, dated June 6,1893.

Application filed May 31, 1892. Serial No. 434,839. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, MANFRED U. LOREE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Miamisburg, in the county of Montgomery and 5 State of Ohio,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cash Registers, ofwhich the following is a specification, reference being bad therein tothe accompanying drawings.

[ My invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in cashregisters and indicators.

My improvements have reference to a series of sliding keys eachdesignating a numl her or purchase and engaging with a common tumbler tooperate the adj uncti ve mechanism; have reference to forming said keysin two parts, one adapted to operate the registering mechanism andadjunctive devices, and the other to operate the indicating mechanism;

have reference to a serrated plate and its engagement with said keys toprevent the operation of the keys back and forth lesser distances thanthe full stroke; have reference to detent and cam devices acting tosupport said serrated plate out of engagement with said keys; havereference to a sliding bar carrying said cam and operated by saidtumbler, and trip devices for freeing said bar and effecting 0 itsreturn; have reference to a common stop for the inner ends of said keysto maintain the indicator temporarily in its indicating position, andmeans to disengage said stop from the keys last operated, when the nextkeys 3 5 are operated to indicate; have reference to a pivoted cross barforming said stop and to special devices operating therewith; havereference to a cam and roller engagement of the keys with the indicatingbars; have reference 0 to a money receptacle rotatably operated throughsaid keys, and to a safety check to prevent the operation of the keyswhile the money receptacle is open; have reference to a stop catch tolimit the movement of the tumbler, and to the simultaneous operation ofa sounder, the money receptacle and cam-bar engagement; have referenceto a registering mechanism operated by the movement of said tumbler andspecial means to transfer the record from a lower to a higher order;have reference to a brake attachment for said registering mechanism; andhave reference to other points hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanyingdrawings on which like reference letters andnumeralsindicate corresponding parts: Figure. 1, represents a side viewof the machine with the casing removed; Fig. 2, a plan view; Fig. 3, asimilar View to Fig. 2 with the registering and indicating 6o mechanismremoved, to show the construction of the keys and adjacent parts; Fig.4, a side view of themachine, opposite to Fig. 1; Fig.

5, a detail sectional view of the pivoted serrated plate; Fig. 6,adetailof the forward end of a key, the pivoted cross bar detent being shown insection; Fig. 7, a vertical longitudinal sectional view taken on theline to a; of Fig. 3; Fig. 8, an end view and Fig. 9, a diagram of thewheels.

The letter A designates a suitable casing for the machine, the letter Ba money receptacle rotatably mounted in said casing at the outer endthereof and preferably consisting of a box in the shape of a quadrant,pivoted on a horizontal axis at O, and turning into the casin beneath anarched shield D to close the opening I) in the front of the receptacleby which access is had thereto when the same is exposed, as shown inFig. 1. Aspring-act- 8c uated catch E, engages with the said box to holdit closed, and a spring F is depressed by the box when in its closedposition, and acts to open the same when the catch E is thrown backward.A projection G on the catch is 8 5 engaged by an arm II carried by atumbler I, slidingly mounted on the machine and adapted to be engaged bypush keys J, J J J respectively, and effect the release of the catch Enear the end of their forward stroke. The operation of the sliding keysin the direction of the arrow Fig. 3, opens the cash receptacle, andactuates the indicating mechanism, the registering mechanism and gong,as will be hereinafterdescribed. AsafetycheckK con- 5 sisting of a piecepivoted at L, and having an arm K engaged by a pin M, on the money box,is thrown up by the opening of the boX to engage with a cross -bar I, onthe said tumbler, and prevent the operation of the I00 same while thebox is open. When the box returns to its inner position, the tumbler isfreed from the catch. The cross piece I of the tumbler is engaged byprojections or pins 0, Figs. 1, 2 and 3, so that the slidingin of anykey will engage the same with the tumbler and operate it forward, aspring P, effecting the return of thesame. The inner end of the tumbleris provided with a pivoted pro- JGGtlOll Q which passes under the hammerR, of a gong R, to sound the latter when the nexus open. The pivotalmounting of the pro ection Q, allows the return of the latter withoutacting on the gong. Each key is preferably formed in two parts, an outerand an inner member, the inner members being designated byj, j, j &c.,and having inclined surfaces S, Figs. 1 and 6, adapted to engage withthe lower end of a corresponding indicator slide T, provided with aroller to effect the easy elevation of the slide when the key is pushedforward. The slide has a number corresponding to the key, so that theoperation of any key will show a corresponding number on the respectiveslide operated.

In order to maintain the indicator temporarily in its indicatingposition, a detent con sisting of a pivoted cross-bar U, engages with anotch or shoulder U, of the inner end of the slide, under the action ofa spring V, Fig. 3, or otherwise, till the detent is thrown out ofengagement by operating another key, and the former key is returned toits normal position against its outer member, by aspring t. A liftingpawl a, is carried by each inner key and vibrates between limiting pinsso as to raise the cross bar U when passing forward under it in theposition shown in Fig. 6, thus freeing the previous key operated, andsupporting the cross bar till it drops into the shoulder in line withthe end of the pawl. The lifting pawl throws forward without acting onthe cross bar when the key returns. Any other means may be employed fordisengaging the cross bar and inner keys. The outer .keys and tumblerreturn to their normal outer position after operating the inner keys andcorresponding indicator slides respcctively, each indicator slide beingleft in its indicated position till the following key is operated. Theouter key is separated from the inner key to allow the return of thetumbler. The outer key is provided with a projection or tooth b, whichis carried under a serrated plate 0, pivoted or otherwise adapted to bethrown up and down, and allow the for- Ward passage of the tooth on thekey forward, but obstruct its return. No key can thus be operatedforward and back again, less than its full stroke, whereby thefalsifying of the registering mechanism also operated by the tn mblerashereinafterdescribed, is prevented.

In order to allow the return of the enter key at the end of its stroke,the serrated plate or pawl must be raised and held up while the tooth onthe outer key returns. This is effected by means of a cam-bar d,carrying a cam c, Fig. 1, which engages with the plate 0, or otherwise,and acts to lift the same, when the cam bar is pushed forward by a pinor projection f, Figs. 3 and '7, on the tumbler, which engages with saidbar on its forward stroke. To hold the bard, in its forward position andmaintain the serrated plate raised, a catch g, is caused to engage witha shoulder g on the cam-bar and hold the cam spring 7L, under tension.The engagement of the cam and plate is effected near the end of theforward stroke of the key, so as not to lift the plate from the tooth b,tilljust before the return of the key carrying the tooth. Before thenext-key, or any key be operated, the serrated plate is lowered again.Thisis done by a projecting finger piece 2', carried by the tumbler,which is pushed under the catch g, at the beginning of the forwardstroke of the tumbler, thereby disengaging the catch from the shoulderof the cam bar, and allowing the return of the latter under the actionof the spring 7L, and lowering the serrated plate so as to be engaged bythe tooth l), on the key now operated. The finger piece is pivoted andcaused to engage with the catch 9, on its forward stroke, and swing awayfrom the catch when the tumbler carries it backward. Since the tumbleris operated byanykey, the catch g, disengages from the cam bar no matterwhich key is operated. The cam-bar is stopped by a cross piece 7;,orotherwise on its return. Any form of stop for the tumbler itself tolimit the forward stroke thereof, may be provided, such as a catch m,adapted to engage with a shoulder m of the tumbler. The operation of anykeys will thus push forward its inner member to show the number on thecorresponding indicator slide and simultaneously sound the gong and openthe cash box, the indicator slide exhibiting its number till thecross-bar U is lifted by the following slide; the return of the enterkey taking place at the end of the stroke when the serrated plate islifted by the cam e, and held till the succeeding key lifts thedetaining catch and allows the serrated plate to drop again.

As before mentioned the keys also operate a registering mechanism aswill now be described. A register slide 27, having a spring q, to returnit to its normal position against a stop *5, is provided with across-piece p, which is adapted to be engaged by pins or projections t,'6, t i on the respective keys, which are mounted at distances from thecross-bar of the register slide, corresponding inversely to the numberof the respective key, whereby each key will travel a certain distancecorresponding to the number of the key, before it engages with saidregister slide to operate it the remainder of the stroke. The slide thustravels a greater or less distance, according to which key is operated,and therefore the registering mechanism with which said slide isconnected, will be operated a corresponding amount. This connection iseffected by means of a spring pawl u, carried by the said register slideand en- IIO gaging with teeth on a wheel 10, provided with a series ofnumbers and adapted to be rotated on an axle 2, in the direction of thearrow Fig. 2, when the register slide is operated through the respectivekeys. A second dial to of a higher order is connected by a trans fermechanism with the first register wheel, and a third wheel is similarlyconnected to the second, and so on to any desired number of wheels. Theseries of numbers on said wheels may increase in any regular order, suchas one by one, when used to register cents or dollars one at a time; orany other convenientintervals consecutively, such as for nickelpurchases. Each rotation of the first wheel will register 30, beingprovided with thirty teeth and correspondingly numbered from O to 29inclusive, the thirtieth purchase being recorded by the transfermechanism (to be presently described), on the second register wheel. Apointer 3, indicates on the dial of each wheel the number to be read. Adetent 4 on each wheel prevents the accidental reverse movement thereof.

The transfer mechanism between each adjacent pair of register wheels,consists of a trundle 5, having pins adapted to be en gaged with theteeth of the next higher order, and by a pin on the Wheel of the nextlower order, whereby one rotation of the latter wheel will operate theformer wheel one notch or two and transfer the record from the lower tothe higher wheel. The dial of the higher wheel will increase in aseries, each division of which represents one rotation of the wheel oflower order operating it. For example, if the wheel to increase by unitsto thirty divisions, the dial of the second wheel will have a seriesincreasing by thirty, viz: O, 30, 60, 90, the. If there be thirtydivisions on the second dial, it will act on the third register wheel bya similar transfer mechanism to carry the record yet higher.

The machine may be made wide enough to embrace any desired number ofkeys divided into sets with appropriate registering mechanism. In theexample shownthere are four keys in a set and a registering mechanism ofthree wheels for said set. The series of figures on the dials mayincrease by 10, 25, 50, and so on for cents, or any multiple or uniformincrease may be used as before mentioned. Similarly the dollars may beindicated and registered.

The diagram Fig. 9, illustrates a set of register wheels and thenumbering thereof. A sliding piece 0, provided with projections 7, isadapted to be engaged simultaneously with all the register wheels asshown in Figs. 1 and 2, to lock them against rotation.

Having thus fully described my improvements, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a cash register and indicator, the combination with a series ofsliding keys, of a set of indicator slides with anti-friction rollers attheir lower extremities for said keys, the keys and indicators beingnumbered correspondingly and having a cam engagement with each other,whereby the operation of said slides will actuate said indicatorsrespectively.

2. In a cash register andindicator,thecombination with a numbered keyhaving an inclined end, of an indicator slide numbered the same andprovided with an anti-friction roller at its lower extremity adapted tobe engaged with said inclined surface of the key, to exhibit theindicating figure.

3. In a cash register and indicator, the combination with a numberedkey, of a correspondingly numbered indicator slide adapted to engagetherewith by an inclined bearing surface and roller on said members, andmeans to return said key to its normal position after operating saidslide.

4-. In a cash register and indicator, the combination with a numberedsliding key formed in two parts, the outer adapted to returnantomatically, and the inner part having an inclined surface, anindicator slide adapted to be raised by said surface, a detent ton1aintain said inner member temporarily in its forward position, andmeans connected with the outer member of the key to actuate said detent,and effect the return of the inner memher.

5. In a cash register and indicator, the combination with a setofspring-actuated keys having teeth, of a serrated pivoted plate adaptedto ratchet over said teeth, a tumbler engaged by said keys, aspring-actuated cam bar operated by said tumbler near the forward end ofthe stroke, to lift the plate; a catch to hold said bar during thereturn of the key operated, and a trip finger on said tumbler to operatesaid catch at the beginning of the next forward stroke of the tumbler tolower said plate.

6. In a cash register and indicator, the combination with a series ofsliding keys having projections, of aserrated plate pivoted to operatein engagement-with said proj ections, atu 1nbler engaged by said keys,and lifting mechanism operated by said tumbler near the limit of itsstroke to raise said plate, a catch to hold said cam in engagement withsaid plate, and a trip connection between said catch and tumbler toallow the return of said plate at the beginning of the next forwardstroke.

7. In a cash register and indicator, the combination with a set ofsliding keys and indicatin g mechanism operated thereby, of a tu n1 blerengaged by said keys respectively, a ratchet mechanism to allow theforward movement of said keys and obstruct their return, springs actingon said keys and tumbler to return them to their normal outwardposition, a trip mechanism carried by said tumbler adapted to actuatesaid ratchet mechanism and allow said return of the tumbler and keys.

8. In a cash register and indicator, the com bination with sliding keys,and springs to of feet their return, of indicating mechanism operated bysaid keys, a pivoted cross-bar detent, adapted to engage with said keysnear the limit of their stroke a lifting pawl carried by each key andadapted to lift said bar on their forward stroke, and pass inoperativelyunder the same on their return,whereby each key is successively freedfrom the said detent.

9. In a cash register and indicator, the combination with sliding keyshaving numbers, of a register slide adapted to be engaged by said keysand moved a distance corresponding to said numbers respectively, aregister mechanism operatively connected to said slide and consisting ofwheels bearing numbers, and ratchet teeth corresponding thereto, atransfer mechanism from one order to the next higher order, consistingof a trundle engaging with the wheel of the higher order and operated bya pin from the wheel of the lower order, and detents and pointers forsaid register wheels.

10. In a cash register and indicator, the combination with numberedkeys, a registering mechanism, and an operative slide connected to saidregistering mechanism and actuated by projections on said keys accordingto the numbers thereon, of means to check the return of said keys tillthe full stroke is made, whereby a false record is prevented.

11. In a cash register, the combination with a set of spring-actuatedsliding keys, consistin g of two members, an indicating mechanismoperated by one member, and means to maintain said member in temporaryengagement with said indicator, a register slide operated distancescorresponding to the numbers on said keys and registering mechanismoperated by said slide, a tumbler engaged by the outer members of saidkeys, a ratchet connection to obstruct the backward motion of the outermembers of said keys, a cam piece operated by said tumbler at the limitof its stroke to break said ratchet engagement, a catch for said campiece to allow the return of the key operated, and means carried by saidtumbler, to release said catch at the next forward stroke, a liftingpiece carried by each key and engaging with the detent on the forwardmember to effect the return of the indicator at said forward stroke.

12. In a cash register, the combination with a series of numberedsliding keys, and a corresponding series of indicator rods, of arotatable money receptacle, pivoted on a horizontal axis, a slidingtumbler operated by each key respectively, the downwardly extending arm,H, attached to said tumbler, the springactuated catch, E, to hold saidreceptacle closed, and the spring, F, to throw said receptacle open,when the catch E, is removed from contact with the money receptacle,substantially as herein described.

13. In a cash register and indicator, the combination with sliding keys,and indicators therefor, having corresponding numbers, of a rotatablecash receptacle, held in a closed position by a reciprocating bolt inthe rear thereof, and a spring under the bottom, by means of which thecash receptacle is automatically opened when said bolt is moved in abackward direction by the arm, II, and sliding tumbler, I, an archedcover secured within the casing, and extending downwardly from the topthereof, whereby the opening B of said money receptacle is covered whenthe same is thrown backward in the casing, substantially as hereindescribed.

let. In a cash register and indicator, the combination with a series ofsliding keys, with projections on the upper surface thereof, a spring todraw said keys normally outward, the horizontal bar, p, having thecross-ban rigidly attached thereto at right angles, both adapted toslide backwardly upon the operation of any key, the spring, (1, toreturn the bar, 1), and cross-bar p to their normal position, when thecross-bar p is released by the key last operated, a registeringmechanism, and a ratchet connection between said crossbar and saidregistering mechanism, substantially as herein described.

In testimony whereof I aifix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

MANFRED U. LOREE.

Witnesses.

AMos K. CLAY, FRANK H AMBURGER.

